Social Justice Songs
Below are some great songs to consider if you are organising a justice-themed worship service. We are constantly updating this list so if you know of a great one we’ve missed, let us know at socialjustice@aue.salvationarmy.org or comment below!
Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone) – Chris Tomlin
As it is in Heaven – Matt Maher
Ascribe Greatness to our God – Kirkbride-Barthow & King (Lyrics)
Beauty for Brokenness (God of the Poor) – Graham Kendrick (The Source volume 1)
Candle of the Lord – Joy Webb (Music)
Christ Be All Around Me – David Leonard & others
Compassion Hymn – Keith & Kristyn Getty & Stuart Townsend
Cornerstone – Reuben Morgan & others
Do Something – Matthew West
Embrace the World – Kim Garreffa (Music)
Everlasting God – Brenton Brown & Ken Riley
Follow You – Ed Cash, Jack & Leeland Mooring (Optional clip for use in service)
Go Light Your World – Chris Rice
God of Justice – Tim Hughes
God of This City – Boyd, Bleakley, Comfort, Kernaghan, McCann, Jordan
Hear Our Praises – ReubenMorgan
Here I Am Lord – Daniel Schutte
Hosanna – Brooke Fraser
I Will Go – Neufeld & Salmon
I’ll Fight – Nathan Rowe
Let Justice Roll – Nathan Rowe (Guitar chart here)
Let Me Be Filled/Help Me to Love – Brian & Jenn Johnson
Let my People Go – Beth Redman, Gary Baker, Jonas Myrin, & Matt Redman
Let Your Kingdom Come – Sovereign Grace
Lord You Hear the Cry (Lord have mercy) – Geraldine Latty
Love is War – Joel Houston
Micah Song – Trevor Hodge
More than Gold – Keiran Metcalfe
No Outsiders – Rend Collective
Power of Your Name – Lincoln Brewster & Mia Fieldes
Reach Out in Love – Kim Garreffa (Music)
Shout – Chris Tomlin & Matt Redman
Soldier’s Hymn – Phil Laeger & Marty Mikles (Songs of Salvation: 156; Lyrics)
The Basin and The Towel – Michael Card
The Lion and The Lamb – Brenton Brown, Brian Johnson & Leeland Mooring
The Same Love – Paul Baloche
The World for God – Phil Laeger, Marty Mikles & Evangeline Booth
This Is Amazing Grace – Phil Wickham
You have Shown Us – Chris Tomlin, Smith et.al.
You Redeem – Aaron Shust, Matt Hammitt & Seth Mosley
Songs from the new Salvation Army Songbook (2015)
SASB 37: Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise (Lyrics)
SASB 148: Make Way, Make Way (Lyrics)
SASB 217: Christ Is Alive! Let Christians Sing (Lyrics)
SASB 241: And Can it Be (Lyrics); Lou Fellingham modern version here
SASB 419: Father Of Love, Of Justice And Of Mercy (Lyrics)
SASB 529: Abide with me (Lyrics)
SASB 626: The Saviour Of Men Came To Seek And To Save (Lyrics)
SASB 628: Thou Art the Way (Lyrics)
SASB 935: They Need Christ (Lyrics)
SASB 938: We Have Caught The Vision Splendid (Lyrics)
SASB 944: What Can I Say To Cheer A World Of Sorrow (Just where He needs me) (Lyrics)
SASB 980: Storm the Forts of Darkness (Lyrics)
SASB 1003: O Lord, Whose Human Hands Were Quick (Lyrics)
The Salvation Army Hallelujah Choruses Book
39: Raise Up An Army (Lyrics)
43: Just One (Lyrics)
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